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Post workers ready to deliver strike vote

Royal Mail workers are gearing up for a second national strike ballot, as bosses promise to steamroll ahead with attacks on jobs, pay and conditions. The CWU union announced on Tuesday of last week plans to ballot more than 110,000 postal workers, running between 3 and 17 March. The workers …

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Attacks at Royal Mail spark local strike votes

Postal workers at Royal Mail workplaces across Britain are gearing up for local strikes after bosses pushed ahead with attacks on jobs and conditions. Dozens of local ballots have been launched. But their CWU union had still not announced a plan for national strikes as Socialist Worker went to press. …

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Don’t let the bosses stop postal workers’ walkouts

Workers during the previous national ballot – the CWU union is hoping to dodge another legal challenge (Pic: CWUnews/Twitter) Workers at several Royal Mail workplaces are set to start ballots for local strikes after bosses pushed ahead with major attacks on jobs and working conditions. CWU union members in at least …

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Deliver solidarity to Bootle post workers’ strikes

CWU union members from the North West stand in solidarity with unofficial walkouts in Bootle last year (Pic: CWU NW Region) Royal Mail workers in Merseyside were set to strike for two days from Saturday of this week against a major attack on their CWU union. Their fight is hugely …

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Test for bosses from Large Goods Vehicle examiners

LGV Strikers on the Bredbury picket in Greater Manchester (Pic: PCS union on Twitter) Large Goods Vehicle driving examiners began a week-long strike on Monday of this week. The PCS union members are involved in a long-running dispute with bosses at the Driving, Vehicle and Standards Agency (DVSA) over longer …

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After CWU loses court appeal over Royal Mail strikes

Post workers remain defiant – and have kept organising – following a court ruling banning their strike (Pic: @CWUnews/Twitter) Postal workers were waiting to find out the next steps in the battle to defend their jobs and working conditions, as Socialist Worker went to press on Tuesday. The workers’ CWU …

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We must take on the rich to win real change

The general election is just the beginning of this fight Will a Labour government fulfil Jeremy Corbyn’s promises to “pull down a corrupt system and build a fairer country?” Its manifesto, due to be released after Socialist Worker went to press, will be a good indication. Labour has already said …

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